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El Paraíso department

El Paraíso
Department
El Paraiso in Honduras.svg
Coordinates: 13°56′N 86°51′W / 13.933°N 86.850°W / 13.933; -86.850Coordinates: 13°56′N 86°51′W / 13.933°N 86.850°W / 13.933; -86.850
Country  Honduras
Municipalities 19
Founded 1878
Seat Yuscarán
Government
 • Type Departmental
Area
 • Total 7,489 km2 (2,892 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 458,472
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone -6
Postal code 13101, 13201

El Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [el paɾaˈiso]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided.

Formed in 1878 from part of Tegucigalpa Department.

The departmental capital is Yuscarán.

El Paraíso department covers a total surface area of 7489 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 458,742.



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